-
Search
Recent Posts: Martinez Environmental Group
Restore the Delta Public Meeting Tours: The Road Map to Stopping the Delta Tunnels
West Coast Deals Four Major Blows to Big Oil
Shell Martinez Refinery: “Large maintenance project” scheduled until mid-June
Air Pollution in the Bay Area’s Refinery Corridor
Twin Tunnels on Trial! BARoNA Tribunal in Antioch, April 30th
Author Archives: Martinez Environmental Group
Our Power National Convening – August 6-9, 2014 – Richmond, CA
Register now! http://www.ourpowercampaign.org/richmond2014/
Posted in Featured Events, Refineries
Leave a comment
Obama White House Quietly Coddling Big Oil on “Bomb Trains” Regulations
By JUSTIN MIKULKA AND STEVE HORN desmogblog 6-15-14 http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/06/15/obama-white-house-agency-quietly-coddling-big-oil-bomb-trains-regulations
Posted in Danger! Crude-by-Rail
Leave a comment
Martinez Environmental Group: Cooper highlights rail safety stats
By Guy Cooper Martinez Gazette June 22, 2014 http://martinezgazette.com/archives/15486
Posted in Martinez Gazette Column
Leave a comment
Workshop on CEQA and How to Respond to Valero’s DEIR
Posted in Danger! Crude-by-Rail
Leave a comment
Report: Oil by Rail Safety in California
“As oil by rail shipments have increased in recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of incidents involving crude oil by rail. Nationally, rail incidents rose from several per year prior to 2010 to 155 in … Continue reading
Posted in Danger! Crude-by-Rail
Leave a comment
By KATHRYN A. WOLFE and BOB KING 6/18/14 “In the 11 months since a runaway oil train derailed in the middle of a small town in Quebec, incinerating 47 people, the rolling virtual pipelines have unleashed crude oil … Continue reading
Crude oil tanker cars derail in Winnipeg CN Rail yards
CBC News Jun 20, 2014 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/crude-oil-tanker-cars-derail-in-winnipeg-cn-rail-yards-1.2682457
Posted in Danger! Crude-by-Rail
Leave a comment
Oakland City Council votes to oppose coal, crude oil trains
BY RORY CARROLL Reuters June 18 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/18/usa-crude-rail-oakland-idUSL2N0OZ2GC20140618
Posted in Danger! Crude-by-Rail
Leave a comment
DOT: Oil train details not sensitive security information
AP June 18 The department orders railroads to provide specifics to state officials so responders can better prepare for emergencies. “BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. transportation officials said Wednesday that details about volatile oil train shipments are not sensitive security information, … Continue reading
Posted in Danger! Crude-by-Rail
Leave a comment
It Could Happen Here: The Exploding Threat of Crude by Rail in California
By Diane Bailey, Senior Scientist with Natural Resources Defense Council June 18, 2014http://www.nrdc.org/energy/ca-crude-oil-by-rail.asp
Posted in Danger! Crude-by-Rail
Leave a comment
Martinez Environmental Group 